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Report By UC Santa Barbara Researchers Provides New Look At Spread Of Oil From Ocean Spills

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Crews work to clean up oil from 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident

It was a deadly explosion and oil spill which created massive environmental problems.

While the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico happened more than six years ago, researchers are still trying to fully assess its impacts on the ocean.

Some UC Santa Barbara researchers have been involved in efforts to determine the ongoing extent of the damage, and have just published their research on their findings.

KCLU’s Lance Orozco has the story:

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.